Tonight’s daily dose is from the late Solomon Burke, performing Valley of Tears with Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch. Mighty fine. I was familiar with some of Burke’s Atlantic recordings from back in the day, but when he released Don’t Give up on Me, on… Read More
I’m happy to report that we’re seeing continued turnover in the 27th Street Book Box. There have been a number of kids books appear and disappear lately, and I’ve noticed some parents taking their kids to the book box lately. There are a few excellent… Read More
Movember – that happy time when you get to see me grow a moustache – all in support of men’s health initiatives. Some gentle readers, looking forward to a month of me looking goofy, have already bellied up to the bar so to speak, and… Read More
Because there is room for people like Dwight Diller who dedicate themselves to mastery of a traditional form way outside the star-maker machinery known as the music industry. Mr. Diller has some excellent music on his YouTube channel. Here’s one I quite like…
….we do up fall real good.
I cut out the shapes for the two cardinal mosaics this afternoon. That’s Shadow making sure he’s in the shot. We then paint the back and sides of the wood with a good exterior latex. In the past we had been using spruce ply, but… Read More
We have quite a few cardinals living in our neighbourhood. In fact we’re really enjoyed watching them out the window from right where I’m typing. They come to the tea cup bird feeders in the canoe garden for sunflower seeds. For our next mosaics, we’ve… Read More
Originally posted on 27th Street:
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Originally posted on 27th Street:
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